Is it ok to call your lawyer/case manager for update/status about your case?
Is it ok to call your lawyer for update about your case and what direction it is going. At the beginning of may i hired a lawyer to represent me in a case(premise liabilty, Personal Injury). They only called me twice since I hired them and they never let me know what is going on with my case. Is it ok to call my case manager and ask him about the status of my case? Seems like they arent even working on it or something. Anyone have this same problem?
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I used to work in a law office, and was inundated by calls from people like you who haven't heard about what's happening with their case. People watch too much "Law & Order," and they think that the law moves quickly. It doesn't. It takes a long, long time. Sometimes years.
There's nothing wrong with calling to ask for the status, but chances are the status hasn't changed much since the last time you called. Especially with PI cases, there is a ton of research and preparation that goes into the case before any pleading is ever filed with the court, and that's the most time-consuming part as well. Then, after the case is filed, there is a space of months (and sometimes years) before any hearing or trial will take place.
My advice is to first check the website for the court, if the case has been filed, and if you look up your case, you will find when all of the hearings are scheduled for and what papers have already been filed. If the case hasn't been filed yet, maybe you can get an estimate of when it will be filed, and then follow up again after that date.
I'd bet your lawyer is busy with high dollar claims and if you call you'll only get voicemail or empty promises of a return call. Try to speak to a secretary of office manager and ask her to help you get an update. Good luck.
Yes, absolutely call in for updates on your case. Attorneys get busy and forget to call clients; by calling him/her, it reminds them to keep up on your matter.
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